Units & Measurement | - Units (Different systems of units, SI units, fundamental and derived units)
- Dimensional Analysis
- Precision and significant figures
- Fundamental measurements in Physics (Vernier calipers, screw gauge, Physical balance etc)
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Kinematics | - Properties of vectors
- Position, velocity, and acceleration vectors
- Motion with constant acceleration
- Projectile motion
- Uniform circular motion
- Relative motion
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Newton’s Laws of Motion | - Newton’s laws (free body diagram, resolution of forces)
- Motion on an inclined plane
- The motion of blocks with pulley systems
- Circular motion – centripetal force
- Inertial and non-inertial frames
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Impulse and Momentum | - Definition of impulse and momentum
- Conservation of momentum
- Collisions
- The momentum of a system of particles
- Center of mass
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Work and Energy | - Work is done by a force
- Kinetic energy and work-energy theorem
- Power
- Conservative forces and potential energy
- Conservation of mechanical energy
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Rotational Motion | - Description of rotation (angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration)
- Rotational motion with constant angular acceleration
- Moment of inertia, Parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, rotational kinetic energy
- Torque and angular momentum
- Conservation of angular momentum
- Rolling motion
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Gravitation | - Newton’s law of gravitation
- Gravitational potential energy, Escape velocity
- The motion of planets – Kepler’s laws, satellite motion
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Mechanics of Solids and Fluids | - Elasticity
- Pressure, density, and Archimedes’ principle
- Viscosity and Surface Tension
- Bernoulli’s theorem
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Oscillations | - Kinematics of simple harmonic motion
- Spring mass system, simple and compound pendulum
- Forced & damped oscillations, resonance
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Waves | - Progressive sinusoidal waves
- Standing waves in strings and pipes
- Superposition of waves, beats
- Doppler Effect
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Heat and Thermodynamics | - Kinetic theory of gases
- Thermal equilibrium and temperature
- Specific heat, Heat Transfer - Conduction, convection and radiation, thermal conductivity, Newton’s law of cooling Work, heat and the first law of thermodynamics
- The second law of thermodynamics, Carnot engine – Efficiency and Coefficient of performance
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Electrostatics | - Coulomb’s law
- Electric field (discrete and continuous charge distributions)
- Electrostatic potential and Electrostatic potential energy
- Gauss’ law and its applications
- Electric dipole
- Capacitance and dielectrics (parallel plate capacitor, capacitors in series and parallel)
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Current Electricity | - Ohm’s law, Joule heating
- DC circuits – Resistors and cells in series and parallel, Kirchoff’s laws, potentiometer, and Wheatstone bridge
- Electrical Resistance (Resistivity, origin and temperature dependence of resistivity)
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Magnetic Effect of Current | - Biot-Savart’s law and its applications
- Ampere’s law and its applications
- Lorentz force, the force on current-carrying conductors in a magnetic field
- The magnetic moment of a current loop, torque on a current loop, Galvanometer and its conversion to voltmeter and ammeter
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Electromagnetic Induction | - Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, eddy currents
- Self and mutual inductance
- Transformers and generators
- Alternating current (peak and RMS value)
- AC circuits, LCR circuits
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Optics | - Laws of reflection and refraction
- Lenses and mirrors
- Optical instruments – telescope and microscope
- Interference – Huygen’s principle, Young’s double-slit experiment
- Interference in thin films
- Diffraction due to a single slit
- Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (only qualitative ideas), Electromagnetic spectrum
- Polarisation – states of polarization, Malus’ law, Brewster’s law
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Modern Physics | - Dual nature of light and matter – Photoelectric effect, De Broglie wavelength
- Atomic models – Rutherford’s experiment, Bohr’s atomic model
- Hydrogen atom spectrum
- Radioactivity
- Nuclear reactions: Fission and fusion, binding energy
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Electronic Devices | - Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators, and semiconductors;
- Semiconductor diode – I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator.
- Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator
- Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR). Transistor as a switch
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